An older page, updated, and (I discovered) never announced! Collections of others' writings (directory of...)
You might have favorite unschooling writers, or if you don't yet, you might after you see some of these.http://sandradodd.com/othervoices

An older page, updated, and (I discovered) never announced! Collections of others' writings (directory of...)
You might have favorite unschooling writers, or if you don't yet, you might after you see some of these.http://sandradodd.com/othervoices

What if? What if you leave laundry in the washer? What if you dig a hole in your yard?
What if you don't send a child to school for a year? Thinking about wondering "What if?"http://sandradodd.com/t/whatif

Something has been added to my error page (a.k.a. 404 page). IF the URL was once good but has failed, there should be a link to an archived copy at the Wayback Machine site. If you would like to check it out, this is a link that will show you the new feature (which was provided by WaybackMachine.org).http://sandradodd.com/chore/gift
The current URL for that is chores/gift (not chore/gift).

Notes on that:
#1, I very rarely change a URL.
#2, Most errors are people guessing, or entering a link with a typo.
#3, Guessing often works.
#4, if the page is not at the Wayback Machine, that message won't show at all.

I'm grateful that Marta Pires saved the quote and brought it back out today, which inspired me to give it a good home.

I think I wrote it for a "Just Add Light and Stir" post in 2011. I didn't find it in the discussions.
[LATER NOTE: Page 194 of The Big Book of Unschooling—Debbie Harper found it.]

Change a moment. Change one touch, one word, one reaction. If you try to change your entire self so that next year will be better, you might become overwhelmed and discouraged and distraught.

Change one thing. Smile one sweet smile. Say one kind thing.

If that felt good, do it again. Rest. Watch. Listen. You're a parent because of your child. Your child. You should be his parent, or her parent. Not a generic parent, or a hypothetical parent. Be your child's parent in each moment that you interact with her.

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

In a discussion of learning the alphabet, and so many songs and videos having "zee" rather than "zed," Jane Clossick offered an British alternative and I have her notes and a sound file here:http://sandradodd.com/alphabet
I've also added two great alphabet songs by Kermit the Frog (Jim Henson), with lyrics! (This page was moved out of the reading folder, where it was never linked, so it's a little like new.)